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| Authored by: JamesK on Wednesday, December 19 2012 @ 04:07 PM EST |
I don't have a problem with the 2nd amendment, as it was appropriate at the
time. And, as I mentioned earlier, I don't have a problem with guns. However,
I do have a problem with the way some people are so obsessed with having them.
Do people really need an assault rifle for self defense? Lanza's mother had
several guns for self defense, yet was killed by one of them. Don't these
people understand that these tragedies, such as happened last week, might be due
to having so much fire power available? Why does anyone need an assault rifle
for "self defense"? Do people really believe they need to pack a
piece to go shopping or to church? If so, it speaks volumes about a
dysfunctional culture in the U.S.. BTW, Lanza was mentally ill and this
incident may have been triggered by his mother's plans to have him committed.
Do you really think it's appropriate to have guns readily available in a home
where someone is clearly mentally ill as Lanza was? In my book, leaving guns
where he could reach them is at the very least criminal negligence, as is that
recent case in Utah where an 11 year old brought a gun to school.
This isn't protecting oneself. It's out and out stupidity. It's stupidity
that's getting many innocent people killed!
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| Authored by: mbouckaert on Wednesday, December 19 2012 @ 04:12 PM EST |
Completely unrelated to guns.
Two centuries ago, a gun could offer some protection against
whatever power governments could use. Not anymore. See
Waco. See Syria as another example.
A gun is no substitute for community action. I do think you
achieved more to control abuse of power (specifically,
raising consciousness about abuse of so-called "IP rights")
with this blog than could be done with guns.
One problem with gun lovers I know is that they tend to be
loners.
The world has changed so much since 1776 that referring to
any technology of the time and saying it's somehow sacred is
not credible.
I'd posit that the principle behind the 2nd amendment is
more about freedom of assembly and association than about
guns.
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